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The WDF Europe Cup is a darts tournament held biennially since 1978. The tournament consists of a team championship, a pairs championship and a singles championship. All events have a men's competition, and a women's competition (since 1982). The next Europe Cup will be held in 2012, in Antalya

Antalya

Antalya is a city on the Mediterranean coast of southwestern Turkey. With a population 1,001,318 as of 2010. It is the eighth most populous city in Turkey and country's biggest international sea resort.- History :...

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Turkey

Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...

Previous winners

Year	Host	Men's Overall	Men's Singles Champions	Men's Pairs Champions	Men's Team Event	Women's Overall	Women's Singles Champions	Women's Pairs Champions
1978 Details	Copenhagen Copenhagen Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...	England	John Lowe John Lowe John Lowe is an English darts player who was one of the best-known men in darts during the 1970s and 1980s, particularly in the United Kingdom. Lowe is one of only five players to have won the World Championship 3 times.-Biography:Lowe won the World Championship title in three different decades -...	Eric Bristow Eric Bristow Eric Bristow MBE is a British darts player, whose skill at the game in the 1980s helped turn it into a worldwide spectator sport.- Early career :... & John Lowe	Jocky Wilson Jocky Wilson John Thomas Wilson known as "Jocky" Wilson, is a former Scottish darts champion. He retired from the game in 1995.Wilson was twice World professional Darts Champion in 1982 and 1989... Rab Smith Rab Smith -Career:Smith won the 1977 British Matchplay, beating Bill Lennard in the semi finals and then Eric Bristow in the final. In 1977 he also won the Golden Darts Championship and the British Pentathlon.Smith played in six successive Embassy World Darts Championship... George Nicholl Eric Maclean
1980 Details	Ebbw Vale Ebbw Vale Ebbw Vale is a town at the head of the valley formed by the Ebbw Fawr tributary of the Ebbw River, south Wales. It is the largest town and the administrative centre of Blaenau Gwent county borough...	England	Tony Brown Tony Brown (darts player) Tony Brown is a former English professional darts player. He reached the World Professional Darts Championships semi-finals four times, losing twice to Eric Bristow and twice to John Lowe....	Björn Enquvist & Stefan Lord Stefan Lord Stefan Lord is a retired Swedish professional darts player, who competed in British Darts Organisation events, and is one of the country's most successful players....	Eric Bristow John Lowe Tony Brown Cliff Lazarenko Cliff Lazarenko Cliff Lazarenko is an English professional darts player who competed for the British Darts Organisation and the Professional Darts Corporation...
1982 Details	Southend	England	Bobby George Bobby George Robert Francis George is an English darts player and presenter. He is widely recognised as one of the game's biggest personalities, known for his flamboyant entrances in which the "King of Darts" makes his way to the stage bedecked in jewellery, wearing a crown and cloak and holding a candelabra...	Björn Enquvist & Stefan Lord	Dave Whitcombe Dave Whitcombe Dave Whitcombe is an English professional darts player who won several major tournaments and reached two World Championship Finals. He had a long professional career between 1980 and 1992.-Biography:... Eric Bristow Bobby George Cliff Lazarenko	Wales	Sandra Gibb	Charlotte Eriksson & Carina Sahlberg
1984 Details	The Hague The Hague The Hague is the capital city of the province of South Holland in the Netherlands. With a population of 500,000 inhabitants , it is the third largest city of the Netherlands, after Amsterdam and Rotterdam...	England	John Lowe	Cliff Lazarenko & Dave Whitcombe	Dave Whitcombe Eric Bristow John Lowe Cliff Lazarenko	England	Linda Batten	Linda Batten & Sharon Kemp
1986 Details	Turku Turku Turku is a city situated on the southwest coast of Finland at the mouth of the Aura River. It is located in the region of Finland Proper. It is believed that Turku came into existence during the end of the 13th century which makes it the oldest city in Finland...	England	John Lowe	Eric Bristow & John Lowe	Dave Whitcombe Eric Bristow John Lowe Cliff Lazarenko	England	Jayne Kempster	Jayne Kempster & Linda Batten
1988 Details	Great Yarmouth Great Yarmouth Great Yarmouth, often known to locals as Yarmouth, is a coastal town in Norfolk, England. It is at the mouth of the River Yare, east of Norwich.It has been a seaside resort since 1760, and is the gateway from the Norfolk Broads to the sea...	England	Mike Gregory Mike Gregory Michael Keith "Mike" Gregory , was a rugby league player and later coach; the former head coach of Wigan and player for Warrington and Great Britain.-Playing career:...	Stefan Lord & Lars E. Karlsson	Chris Johns Chris Johns (darts player) Chris Johns is a former Welsh darts player. He played county darts for Glamorgan and played in the BDO World Darts Championship on five occasions, but will be best remembered as a controversial figure in an acrimonious split in the game between 1992 and 1994.... Eric Burden Geraint Wilson Richie Burnett Richie Burnett Richie Burnett is a Welsh darts player who was the 1995 Embassy World Darts Champion and currently plays in Professional Darts Corporation events. His nickname is The Prince of Wales.-BDO career:...	England	Sue Edwards	Linda Rogers & Ann Thomas
1990 Details	Verdala	England	Phil Taylor	Bob Anderson Bob Anderson (darts player) Robert Charles "Bob" Anderson is a former world darts champion. He was ranked as world number one for over three years in the late 1980s. Nicknamed The Limestone Cowboy, he lives in Clevedon in Somerset.-Before Darts:Anderson threw his first darts maximum at the age of just five... & Phil Taylor	Eric Bristow John Lowe Phil Taylor Bob Anderson	England	Sue Edwards	Sharon Colclough & Sue Edwards
1992 Details	Helsinki Helsinki Helsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it by far the most populous municipality in Finland. Helsinki is...	England	Phil Taylor	Ronnie Sharp Ronnie Sharp Ronnie Sharp is a Scottish darts player who competed in the British Darts Organisation and is the former captain of Scotland. Sharp was nicknamed Pancho due to his moustache which resembled that of Francisco "Pancho" Villa.... & Jamie Harvey Jamie Harvey Jamie Harvey is a Scottish darts player who plays in the British Darts Organization . He currently resides in Barrhead. Harvey uses the nickname Bravedart for his matches - a play on the lead character from the film Braveheart...	John Lowe Bob Anderson Phil Taylor Alan Warriner Alan Warriner-Little Alan Warriner-Little is an English professional darts player. He currently lives in Crosby, Cumbria and plays with the nickname The Iceman...	Wales	Heike Ernst	Sandra Greatbatch & Rhian Speed
1994 Details	Stockholm Stockholm Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...	England	Steve Beaton Steve Beaton Steve Beaton is an English professional darts player for the Professional Darts Corporation...	Eric Burden & Martin Phillips Martin Phillips (darts player) Martin Phillips is a Welsh darts player who competes in the British Darts Organisation and is currently the captain of Wales.-1988 to 1994:...	Steve Beaton Martin Adams Martin Adams Martin Adams is an English international darts player. Nicknamed Wolfie or Mr BDO, he is BDO world ranked number one, three-time and reigning BDO World Champion and three-time World Masters champion... Ronnie Baxter Ronnie Baxter Ronnie Baxter is an English darts player. He uses the nickname The Rocket for his matches. Baxter is known for his fast, robotic throwing action... Kevin Kenny Kevin Kenny Kevin Kenny is a former darts player who played for England and Merseyside. Kenny received 12 caps for England, winning 11 times, and 116 caps for Merseyside, winning 92. He was also a two time semi-finalist at the BDO World Darts Championships and a semi-finalist at the News of the World Darts...	England	Deta Hedman Deta Hedman Deta Hedman is a Jamaican-born English darts player currently playing in British Darts Organisation events.Hedman reached the Women's World Masters final for the first time in 1990, losing to Rhian Speed. She won the Women's World Masters in 1994...	Tammy Montgomery & Deta Hedman
1996 Details	Bundoran Bundoran Bundoran is a town in County Donegal, part of the Province of Ulster in the north of Ireland. The town is located on the N15 road near Ballyshannon, 3 hours drive from Dublin and around two and a quarter hours drive from Belfast...	England	Martin Adams	Martin Adams & Andy Fordham Andy Fordham Andy "The Viking" Fordham is an English darts player. He won the 2004 BDO World Darts Championship, beating Mervyn King in the final...	Steve Beaton Ronnie Baxter Martin Adams Andy Fordham	England	Francis Hoenselaar Francis Hoenselaar Francisca Hoenselaar is a professional darts player from the Netherlands. She is nicknamed The Dutch Crown....	Deta Hedman & Mandy Solomons
1998 Details	Oslo Oslo Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...	Wales	Co Stompé Co Stompé Jacobus Wilhelm "Co" Stompé , is a Dutch professional darts player who currently plays in the Professional Darts Corporation. Stompé is nicknamed The Matchstick because of his almost bald head and very thin appearance making him look like a matchstick...	Sean Palfrey Sean Palfrey Sean Palfrey is a Welsh professional darts player who currently plays in the Professional Darts Corporation. He was a regular in the British Darts Organisation World Professional Darts Championship, where his best result was reaching the quarterfinals in 1998. He played for the Welsh men team in... & Martin Phillips	Steve Beaton Ronnie Baxter Martin Adams Andy Fordham	England	Denise Cassidy	Trina Gulliver Trina Gulliver Trina Gulliver is an English professional darts player. She is the nine-time Women's World Professional Darts Champion of the British Darts Organisation. Her nickname is the 'Golden Girl' and has been sponsored by the leading Global Darts Brand Winmau for over 10 years... & Mandy Solomons
2000 Details	Veldhoven Veldhoven Veldhoven is a municipality and a town on the Gender stream in the southern Netherlands, located just south-west of Eindhoven.- Population centres :...	England	Mitchell Crooks	Raymond van Barneveld Raymond van Barneveld Raymond van Barneveld , nickname Barney is a professional darts player. He is a five time World Darts Champion, and two time UK Open Champion. From January to June 2008, he was the PDC world number one ranked player... & Co Stompé	Martin Adams Mervyn King Kevin Painter Kevin Painter Kevin Painter is an English professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation tournaments, where he is known as "The Artist"... Ted Hankey Ted Hankey Edward "Ted" Hankey is an English darts player who is a two-time BDO World Professional Darts Champion. His nickname is The Count and his walk on music is Be On Your Way by DJ Zany. Hankey built up a large following due to his obsession with and resemblance to Dracula...	Netherlands	Trina Gulliver	Francis Hoenselaar & Karin Krappen Karin Krappen Karin Krappen is a Dutch female darts player. She is a former winner of the Women's World Darts Trophy and the Women's World Masters. She is nicknamed Dolphin....
2002 Details	Mechelen Mechelen Mechelen Footnote: Mechelen became known in English as 'Mechlin' from which the adjective 'Mechlinian' is derived...	Scotland	Peter Johnstone	Martin Adams & Mervyn King	Mike Veitch Mike Veitch Michael "Mike" Veitch is a Scottish darts player who competes in events staged by the British Darts Organisation.-Playing career:... Peter Johnstone Gary Anderson Gary Anderson (darts player) Gary Anderson is a Scottish professional darts player from Eyemouth, Scottish Borders, currently playing in the Professional Darts Corporation, and a former BDO and WDF world number one. His nickname is The Flying Scotsman... George Dalglish	Netherlands	Claire Bywaters	Francis Hoenselaar & Karin Krappen Karin Krappen Karin Krappen is a Dutch female darts player. She is a former winner of the Women's World Darts Trophy and the Women's World Masters. She is nicknamed Dolphin....
2004 Details	Tampere Tampere Tampere is a city in southern Finland. It is the most populous inland city in any of the Nordic countries. The city has a population of , growing to approximately 300,000 people in the conurbation and over 340,000 in the metropolitan area. Tampere is the third most-populous municipality in...	Netherlands	Raymond van Barneveld	Raymond van Barneveld & Vincent van der Voort Vincent van der Voort Vincent van der Voort is a professional darts player.-Playing style:Vincent is well known for his spasmodic style and machine-gun speed of play which has gained him a reputation in both the BDO and the PDC for being one of the more erratic throwers in the darting world...	Martin Adams Mervyn King John Walton John Walton (darts player) John Michael Walton is an English darts player who is a former World Champion. He has adopted the nickname The Boy and uses the song Cotton Eye Joe by Rednex as his walk-on theme.-Darts career:... Ted Hankey Ted Hankey Edward "Ted" Hankey is an English darts player who is a two-time BDO World Professional Darts Champion. His nickname is The Count and his walk on music is Be On Your Way by DJ Zany. Hankey built up a large following due to his obsession with and resemblance to Dracula...	England	Francis Hoenselaar	Trina Gulliver & Claire Bywaters
2006 Details	Ennis Ennis Ennis is the county town of Clare in Ireland. Situated on the River Fergus, it lies north of Limerick and south of Galway. Its name is a shortening of the original ....	Netherlands	Mark Webster Mark Webster (darts player) Mark Webster is a left-handed Welsh darts player who lives in Denbigh. Known as Webby, he plays in Professional Darts Corporation events, having previously won the 2008 BDO World Championship. Mark became a full time professional in 2009, having previously been a fully qualified Gas registered...	Paul Hanvidge Paul Hanvidge Paul Albert Hanvidge is a Scottish darts player who lives in Barrhead, Glasgow. His best achievement is twice reaching the quarter finals of the Lakeside World Championship.-Darts career:... & Paul McGimpsey	Co Stompé Vincent van der Voort Jelle Klaasen Jelle Klaasen Jelle Klaasen is a Dutch professional darts player who plays in the Professional Darts Corporation and is the youngest darts player to win the World Darts Championship. His nickname is The Matador. He lives in Breda, North Brabant, Netherlands... Niels de Ruiter Niels de Ruiter Niels de Ruiter is a Dutch darts player. On the darts circuit his nickname is The Excellent Dude, which is a reference from the film Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure...	England	Trina Gulliver	Trina Gulliver & Claire Bywaters
2008 Details	Copenhagen	Denmark	Mark Webster	Martin Adams & John Walton	Per Laursen Per Laursen Per Laursen is a Danish darts player. He reached the final of the WDF World Cup in 2005 and won the Welsh Open earlier that year - performances which enabled him to qualify for the BDO World Darts Championship for the first time in 2006.... Frede Johansen Stig Jørgensen Preben Krabben	Scotland	Louise Hepburn	Grethel Glasö & Carina Ekberg
2010 Details	Antalya Antalya Antalya is a city on the Mediterranean coast of southwestern Turkey. With a population 1,001,318 as of 2010. It is the eighth most populous city in Turkey and country's biggest international sea resort.- History :...	England	Martin Phillips	Martin Adams & Scott Waites Scott Waites Scott Waites is an English professional darts player who plays in tournaments organised by the British Darts Organisation.-Darts career:...	Ronny Huybrechts Kim Huybrechts Kim Huybrechts Kim Huybrechts is a Belgian darts player currently playing in Professional Darts Corporation events.Huybrechts reached the last 16 of the 2009 Winmau World Masters, losing 1-3 to Steve West on his televised debut.... Kurt van de Rijck Geert de Vos	Wales	Francis Hoenselaar	Julie Gore Julie Gore Julie Gore is a Welsh female darts player.Gore made her World Championship in 2008, losing in the quarter finals to Trina Gulliver... & Rhian Edwards Rhian Edwards Rhian Edwards is a Welsh darts player.Edwards was a quarter finalist in the 2009 Women's World Masters. She qualified for her first BDO Women's World Championship in 2010. She defeated fellow Welshwoman Julie Gore 2-0 in the quarter-finals, and Karen Lawman 2-0 in the semi-finals...
2012 Details	Antalya Antalya Antalya is a city on the Mediterranean coast of southwestern Turkey. With a population 1,001,318 as of 2010. It is the eighth most populous city in Turkey and country's biggest international sea resort.- History :...

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